Guadalupe River (Texas)
The Guadalupe River runs from Kerr County, Texas to San Antonio Bay on the Gulf of Mexico. The river is a popular destination for rafters and canoers. Larger cities along the river include New Braunfels, Kerrville, Seguin, Gonzales, Cuero, and Victoria. The Guadalupe has several dams along its length, the most notable of which forms Canyon Lake northwest of New Braunfels.
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History
The river was first called after Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe by Alonso de León in 1689. It was renamed the San Augustin by Domingo Terán de los Ríos who maintained a colony on the river, but the name Guadalupe persisted. Many explorers referred to the current Guadalupe as the San Ybón above its confluence with the Comal, and instead the Comal was called the Guadalupe. Evidence indicates that the river has been home to humans for several thousand years, including the Karankawa, Tonkawa, and Huaco (pronounced like Waco) Indians.
A sudden flash flood on the river on July 17, 1987 near Comfort swept a bus away from a nearby road. Forty-three were on the bus at the time as it left a church camp. Ten of them drowned, the rest were rescued mostly on treetops.[1] On April 18, 1989, the story of the deaths and rescues and this flood was aired on the pilot episode of Rescue 911 and it was later made into a television movie called Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?.
Fishing
The Guadalupe River is listed as one of the 100 top trout streams in the United States.[citation needed] In addition to fly fishing for rainbow and brown trout on the tail-waters of the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake, anglers can catch largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Guadalupe bass, white bass, and the Rio Grande cichlid.
River Conditions / Flow
Guadalupe River conditions can change rapidly. The Guadalupe River flow is set by the dam at Canyon Lake operated by the Army Corps of Engineers. It is highly regulated and well maintained to ensure safety. The Guadalupe River is, however, prone to severe flooding. During the rainy seasons the water can reach well above the banks of the river and exceed “normal” levels, in which case the Guadalupe river will be closed to swimming.[citation needed] If the flow gauge exceeds 1,000 cubic feet per second at the Sattler Gage, then the Guadalupe River is closed to tubing.[citation needed]
Points of interest
See also
References
External links
- Guadalupe River from the Handbook of Texas Online
- Edwards Aquifer
- TPWD Palmetto State Park
- TPWD Guadalupe State Park
- Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority: Flow and Lake Data, retrieved 2008-05-24
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Guadalupe River